This week's Criminal Law update touches on significant sentencing decisions from the Court of Appeal Criminal Division. The podcast covers a range of topics including the proportionality of driving disqualifications in R v Harry Miles Peters, the sequencing of uplifts and guilty-plea discounts in drug conspiracy cases, and the complexities concerning coercive behaviour in domestic settings as seen in R v David Sladden. It also delves into consent and the admissibility of evidence in sexual offences, specifically in R v John McNair, alongside the handling of multiple defendants in large-scale cases like R v Harley Scamp. The discussions reflect ongoing principles regarding rehabilitation, totality in sentencing, and the evolving landscape of consent law. The podcast aims to alert practitioners to these critical legal developments while reinforcing the balance between public protection and rehabilitation.

R v Harry Miles Peters [2025] EWCA Crim 1327

R v Eimantas Gaidamavicias and Chanju Mphande [2025] EWCA Crim 1416

R v David Sladden [2025] EWCA Crim 1410

R v John McNair [2025] EWCA Crim 1376

R v Harley Scamp [2025] EWCA Crim 765

R v Poulson and others [2025] EWCA Crim 1241

R v Liam O'Pray [2025] EWCA Crim 1359

R v Kristos Vanyai-White [2025] EWCA Crim 1379

R v Eli Samuel Crook [2025] EWCA Crim 1395

R v Dean Noble [2025] EWCA Crim 1412

R v Connor Patrick Dillon [2025] EWCA Crim 1359

Cases referred to in this podcast and earlier podcasts can be found at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1HONdKkVUj26H1zeuukOd8R4eE6dPZleT?usp=share_link